1. a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum; [syn: rhenium, Re, atomic number 75]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
atomic number 75
n 1: a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles
manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is
obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum [syn:
rhenium, Re, atomic number 75]